Decision Workspace
candle-metal vs metal vs metal-rs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
candle-metal
growingv0.27.1
Rust bindings for Metal (Temporary fork of metal)
63
metal
growingv0.33.0
Rust bindings for Metal
44
metal-rs
growingv0.10.6
Rust bindings for Metal
Core Metrics
| candle-metal | metal | metal-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 63 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 13.4M | 138.2K |
| 30d Downloads | 28 | 1.5M | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.4K | 41 |
| Releases | 1 | 35 | 32 |
| Last Updated | 858d ago | 100d ago | 2769d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 10y 11m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
candle-metal
Maintenance
1
Quality
11
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
metal
Maintenance
13
Quality
10
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
metal-rs
Maintenance
6
Quality
10
Community
11
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| candle-metal | metal | metal-rs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.27.1 | 0.33.0 | 0.10.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 3.0MB | 3.0MB | 39KB |
| Features | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | — | 1.82 | — |
| Owners | 2 | 4 (team) | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •metal leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •metal is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ candle-metal, metal-rs have not been updated in over a year.